diff -ruNp vlc-2.2.3.orig/configure.ac vlc-2.2.3/configure.ac
--- vlc-2.2.3.orig/configure.ac	2016-04-05 02:45:40.000000000 +0200
+++ vlc-2.2.3/configure.ac	2016-05-21 19:19:05.527202127 +0200
@@ -2323,9 +2323,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(avcodec,
 [  --enable-avcodec        libavcodec codec (default enabled)])
 AS_IF([test "${enable_avcodec}" != "no"], [
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(AVCODEC,[libavcodec >= 53.34.0 libavutil >= 51.22.0], [
-    PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libavutil < 55],, [
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([libavutil versions 55 and later are not supported.])
-    ])
     VLC_SAVE_FLAGS
     CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} ${AVCODEC_CFLAGS}"
     CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${AVCODEC_CFLAGS}"
@@ -2382,9 +2379,6 @@ have_avcodec_vaapi="no"
 AS_IF([test "${have_vaapi}" = "yes" -a "${have_avcodec}" = "yes"], [
   case "${avfork}" in
     ffmpeg)
-      PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libavcodec >= 57.10.100], [
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([VA API requires FFmpeg libavcodec < 57.10 or libav.])
-      ])
       ;;
   esac
   VLC_SAVE_FLAGS
@@ -2416,9 +2410,6 @@ AS_IF([test "${enable_dxva2}" != "no"],
   AS_IF([test "x${have_avcodec}" = "xyes"], [
     case "${avfork}" in
       ffmpeg)
-        PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libavcodec >= 57.10.100], [
-          AC_MSG_ERROR([DXVA2 requires FFmpeg libavcodec < 57.10 or libav.])
-        ])
         ;;
     esac
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(dxva2api.h,
@@ -3180,9 +3171,6 @@ AS_IF([test "${have_vdpau}" = "yes" -a "
   case "${avfork}" in
     libav) av_vdpau_ver="55.26.0" ;;
     ffmpeg) av_vdpau_ver="55.42.100"
-      PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libavcodec >= 57.10.100], [
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([VDPAU requires FFmpeg libavcodec < 57.10 or libav.])
-      ])
       ;;
   esac
   PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libavutil >= 52.4.0 libavcodec >= ${av_vdpau_ver}], [
diff -ruNp vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/audio.c vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/audio.c
--- vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/audio.c	2015-12-08 17:18:56.000000000 +0100
+++ vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/audio.c	2016-05-21 19:19:05.527202127 +0200
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
 #include <libavutil/mem.h>
 
-#include <libavutil/audioconvert.h>
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
 
diff -ruNp vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/encoder.c vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/encoder.c
--- vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/encoder.c	2015-10-21 18:36:45.000000000 +0200
+++ vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/encoder.c	2016-05-21 19:19:07.451194268 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <vlc_cpu.h>
 
 #include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
-#include <libavutil/audioconvert.h>
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "avcommon.h"
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ int OpenEncoder( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     else if( !GetFfmpegCodec( p_enc->fmt_out.i_codec, &i_cat, &i_codec_id,
                              &psz_namecodec ) )
     {
-        if( FindFfmpegChroma( p_enc->fmt_out.i_codec ) == PIX_FMT_NONE )
+        if( FindFfmpegChroma( p_enc->fmt_out.i_codec ) == AV_PIX_FMT_NONE )
             return VLC_EGENERIC; /* handed chroma output */
 
         i_cat      = VIDEO_ES;
@@ -555,7 +554,7 @@ int OpenEncoder( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
         if( p_codec->pix_fmts )
         {
-            const enum PixelFormat *p = p_codec->pix_fmts;
+            const enum AVPixelFormat *p = p_codec->pix_fmts;
             for( ; *p != -1; p++ )
             {
                 if( *p == p_context->pix_fmt ) break;
@@ -1017,7 +1016,7 @@ errmsg:
         }
     }
 
-    p_sys->frame = avcodec_alloc_frame();
+    p_sys->frame = av_frame_alloc();
     if( !p_sys->frame )
     {
         goto error;
@@ -1088,7 +1087,7 @@ static block_t *EncodeVideo( encoder_t *
     AVFrame *frame = NULL;
     if( likely(p_pict) ) {
         frame = p_sys->frame;
-        avcodec_get_frame_defaults( frame );
+        av_frame_unref( frame );
         for( i_plane = 0; i_plane < p_pict->i_planes; i_plane++ )
         {
             p_sys->frame->data[i_plane] = p_pict->p[i_plane].p_pixels;
@@ -1329,7 +1328,7 @@ static block_t *handle_delay_buffer( enc
     //How much we need to copy from new packet
     const int leftover = leftover_samples * p_sys->p_context->channels * p_sys->i_sample_bytes;
 
-    avcodec_get_frame_defaults( p_sys->frame );
+    av_frame_unref( p_sys->frame );
     p_sys->frame->format     = p_sys->p_context->sample_fmt;
     p_sys->frame->nb_samples = leftover_samples + p_sys->i_samples_delay;
 
@@ -1451,7 +1450,7 @@ static block_t *EncodeAudio( encoder_t *
     while( ( p_aout_buf->i_nb_samples >= p_sys->i_frame_size ) ||
            ( p_sys->b_variable && p_aout_buf->i_nb_samples ) )
     {
-        avcodec_get_frame_defaults( p_sys->frame );
+        av_frame_unref( p_sys->frame );
         if( p_sys->b_variable )
             p_sys->frame->nb_samples = p_aout_buf->i_nb_samples;
         else
@@ -1514,7 +1513,7 @@ void CloseEncoder( vlc_object_t *p_this
     encoder_t *p_enc = (encoder_t *)p_this;
     encoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_enc->p_sys;
 
-    /*FIXME: we should use avcodec_free_frame, but we don't require so new avcodec that has it*/
+    /*FIXME: we should use av_frame_free, but we don't require so new avcodec that has it*/
     av_freep( &p_sys->frame );
 
     vlc_avcodec_lock();
diff -ruNp vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/vaapi.c vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/vaapi.c
--- vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/vaapi.c	2014-11-16 19:57:58.000000000 +0100
+++ vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/vaapi.c	2016-05-21 19:19:07.452194264 +0200
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static int Create( vlc_va_t *p_va, AVCod
         return err;
 
     /* Only VLD supported */
-    p_va->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_VAAPI_VLD;
+    p_va->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_VAAPI_VLD;
     p_va->setup = Setup;
     p_va->get = Get;
     p_va->release = Release;
diff -ruNp vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/video.c vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/video.c
--- vlc-2.2.3.orig/modules/codec/avcodec/video.c	2016-04-05 02:45:24.000000000 +0200
+++ vlc-2.2.3/modules/codec/avcodec/video.c	2016-05-21 19:19:07.453194260 +0200
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static int lavc_GetFrame(struct AVCodecC
 static int  ffmpeg_GetFrameBuf    ( struct AVCodecContext *, AVFrame * );
 static void ffmpeg_ReleaseFrameBuf( struct AVCodecContext *, AVFrame * );
 #endif
-static enum PixelFormat ffmpeg_GetFormat( AVCodecContext *,
-                                          const enum PixelFormat * );
+static enum AVPixelFormat ffmpeg_GetFormat( AVCodecContext *,
+                                            const enum AVPixelFormat * );
 
 static uint32_t ffmpeg_CodecTag( vlc_fourcc_t fcc )
 {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int InitVideoDec( decoder_t *p_dec, AVCo
     p_sys->p_codec = p_codec;
     p_sys->i_codec_id = i_codec_id;
     p_sys->psz_namecodec = psz_namecodec;
-    p_sys->p_ff_pic = avcodec_alloc_frame();
+    p_sys->p_ff_pic = av_frame_alloc();
     p_sys->b_delayed_open = true;
     p_sys->p_va = NULL;
     vlc_sem_init( &p_sys->sem_mt, 0 );
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ int InitVideoDec( decoder_t *p_dec, AVCo
     if( ffmpeg_OpenCodec( p_dec ) < 0 )
     {
         msg_Err( p_dec, "cannot open codec (%s)", p_sys->psz_namecodec );
-        avcodec_free_frame( &p_sys->p_ff_pic );
+        av_frame_free( &p_sys->p_ff_pic );
         vlc_sem_destroy( &p_sys->sem_mt );
         free( p_sys );
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ void EndVideoDec( decoder_t *p_dec )
     wait_mt( p_sys );
 
     if( p_sys->p_ff_pic )
-        avcodec_free_frame( &p_sys->p_ff_pic );
+        av_frame_free( &p_sys->p_ff_pic );
 
     if( p_sys->p_va )
         vlc_va_Delete( p_sys->p_va );
@@ -1313,8 +1313,8 @@ static void ffmpeg_ReleaseFrameBuf( stru
 }
 #endif
 
-static enum PixelFormat ffmpeg_GetFormat( AVCodecContext *p_context,
-                                          const enum PixelFormat *pi_fmt )
+static enum AVPixelFormat ffmpeg_GetFormat( AVCodecContext *p_context,
+                                            const enum AVPixelFormat *pi_fmt )
 {
     decoder_t *p_dec = p_context->opaque;
     decoder_sys_t *p_sys = p_dec->p_sys;
@@ -1341,6 +1341,15 @@ static enum PixelFormat ffmpeg_GetFormat
     if (!can_hwaccel)
         goto end;
 
+#if (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO >= 100) /* FFmpeg only */
+    if (p_context->active_thread_type)
+    {
+        msg_Warn(p_dec, "thread type %d: disabling hardware acceleration",
+                 p_context->active_thread_type);
+        goto end;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* Profile and level information is needed now.
      * TODO: avoid code duplication with avcodec.c */
if( p_context->profile != FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN)